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[MarketWatch, iStock] There’s been an increase in remote job listings in areas like customer service, medical and health, computer and IT and education We’re calling it: 2020 is the year of the “pivot.” The coronavirus has forced — or, maybe inspired? — us to judiciously reconsider everything from where we live to what we value most in our homes. Amid […]
[CNBC] On a typical day, Kevin Ng works with bankers at Credit Agricole to develop risk analysis tools using Java software. No one would guess that barely a year back, he was a flight attendant. The 29-year-old software engineer secured the job during Singapore’s coronavirus lockdown period after retraining in late 2019. And while […]
New York (CNN Business) Amazon announced it will hold a Career Day on September 16 that is open to everyone seeking a job. Amazon’s (AMZN) Career Day will include a team of 1,000 Amazon recruiters offering 20,000 career coaching sessions, according to the tech giant’s press release. The sessions are free of charge. […]
[The New York Times] After taking the heaviest employment hit, women make a sharp rebound. Black unemployment rates are higher than those for other demographics Unemployment rates by race for men, women and over all The pandemic-induced downturn sent the unemployment rate for women skyrocketing, but the figure is also falling relatively quickly as […]
[CNBC] Popular trading platform Robinhood is under investigation related to its disclosures around its practice of selling clients’ orders to high-frequency traders, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe into the Silicon Valley start-up is at an advanced stage and could result in a fine of more than […]
[The Philadelphia Inquirer] The recession caused by the coronavirus has hit Pennsylvania women and people of color particularly hard, as they’re more likely to work in jobs that can’t be done remotely, according to a new report. Bars, restaurants, and retail stores that were forced to close their doors disproportionately […]
[Bloomberg] Someone seems to have rigged Amazon system to get orders first Operation reflects ferocious rivalry for gigs in a bad economy A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon.com Inc. delivery stations and Whole Foods stores in the Chicago suburbs: smartphones dangling from trees. Contract delivery drivers are putting them there […]
From adversity comes opportunity, they say, and that thought will be weighing on the minds of Huawei execs in Shenzhen right now—because their adversity is quickly opening doors for others, and there’s no guarantee there will ever be a return to business as usual. We are still reeling from the […]
(CNN) Make em say “Yum” Na-nah na-nah! Master P has launched a line of “Uncle P” food products to offer consumers a Black-owned alternative to brands that use Black names and imagery, but don’t often give back to Black communities. The New Orleans rapper and serial entrepreneur told CNN that he had […]
[The Wallstreet Journal, Bloomberg] As companies brace for years of pandemic-related disruption, thousands of furloughed workers are told they won’t be coming back American Airlines said that unless it receives more federal aid, it will furlough 17,500 union workers and move forward with 1,500 layoffs in its management ranks this […]